Best ending
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
as Factory Manager (voice)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.